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РОБОТЕК по адресу ratinox@unilab.dfci.harvard.edu.
7.1.3: ЕСТЬ ЛИ ДАЙДЖЕСТ ПЕРЕПИСКИ?
Да. Чтобы подписаться на дайджест списка рассылки, дайте списку команду:
subscribe robotech-digest
Эту команду надо посылать на адрес Majordomo, а НЕ В АДРЕС самого списка
рассылки.
7.1.4: IS ЕСТЬ ЛИ АРХИВ СПИСКА РАССЫЛКИ?
Да! Для получения информации об архивах пишите администратору списка
рассылки по адресу: ratinox@unilab.dfci.harvard.edu
7.1.5: ЕСТЬ ЛИ ЕЩЕ КАКИЕ-НИБУДЬ СПИСКИ РАССЫЛКИ, СВЯЗАННЫЕ С РОБОТЕКом?
Существует список рассылки, посвященный ролевым играм компании Palladium
Books, в том числе и Robotech RPG. Адрес этого списка
palladium@soda.cusa.berkeley.edu. Чтобы подписаться на список, пошлите
команду SUBSCRIBE по адресу palladium-request@soda.cusa.berkeley.edu.
7.2: ЭХОКОНФЕРЕНЦИИ USENET и FIDONET
7.2.1: ЧТО ТАКОЕ ЭХОКОНФЕРЕНЦИЯ?
Эхоконференция (newsgroup) - это место, в котором люди с одинаковыми
интересами могут обсудить то, что им интересно. Фактически это похоже на
переписку по электронной почте, только адресатом выступает не конкретный
человек, а вся конференция. Можно задать какой-либо вопрос, сделать
объявление, ответить на чье-нибудь письмо и т. д.
Как правило, newsgroup в USEnet немодерируемые, а у конференции ФИДОНЕТ
есть модератор. Модератор следит за порядком и соблюдением правил в
конференции, и имеет возможность отключить нарушителя от этой конференции.
Поэтому совет - сначала просто почитайте конференцию, ничего туда не
посылая. Внимательно изучите правила - они регулярно публикуются. Когда вы
будете уверены, что не попадете впросак - можно начинать писать.
7.2.2: КАКИЕ ЭХОКОНФЕРЕНЦИИ ЧИТАТЬ?
alt.tv.robotech Тема конференции - РОБОТЕК.
rec.arts.anime Тема - японская анимация вообще
fido7.ru.anime Тема - японская анимация. На русском языке
fido7.ru.toon Тема - анимация вообще. На русском языке
rec.arts.anime.info Новости аниме
rec.arts.anime.creative Фанфики
rec.arts.anime.games Игры
rec.arts.anime.marketplace Купи, продай, поменяй...
rec.games.mecha Тема - MECHA
rec.arts.anime.music Музыка в аниме
Группы fido7.ru.anime и fido7.ru.toon - русскоязычные эхоконференции сети
ФИДОНЕТ, посвященные первая - японской анимации, вторая - анимации вообще.
При гейтировании в Интернет могут также иметь названия fido.ru.anime и
fido.ru.toon.
А могут и вообще не гейтироваться - это как повезет.
7.3: СЕРВЕРЫ FTP
7.3.1: ЧТО ТАКОЕ FTP?
FTP - это сокращение от File Transfer Protocol (Протокол передачи файлов).
Это система, позволяющая скачивать файлы с удаленного компьютера (и
закачивать на него). Ну, если вы знаете, что это такое, то знаете, если нет
- посмотрите какую-нибудь книжку.
Поскольку вы читаете этот FAQ, у вас есть доступ в Интернет. Если в
качестве адреса набрать адрес FTP-сервера, то все сработает как по маслу,
просто вместо мультимедийной страницы вы увидите некую структуру
директорий, как в Нортоне или Проводнике Виндоуз. Щелчок мышью на папке
открывает директорию, щелчок на имени файла - открывает этот файл или
производит его загрузку на винчестер (это зависит от установок вашего
броузера).
7.3.2: КАКИЕ FTP-СЕРВЕРА ИСКАТЬ?
Вот небольшой список FTP-серверов, представляющих интерес для фэнов
Макросса, РОБОТЕКа и просто японской анимации как таковой.
СЕРВЕР ЧТО ТАМ ЕСТЬ ДИРЕКТОРИЯ
---- --------------- ---------
ftp.std.com фанфики /archives/anime-fan-works
ftp.tcp.com GIF/JPG картинки /pub/anime-manga/sorted
звуки /pub/anime-manga/sound
remus.rutgers.edu Хронология РОБОТЕК /pub/anime/misc
Другие FAQи по аниме /pub/anime/faq
ftp.netcom.com картинки и звуки /pub/sapphire/robotech
ftp.csua.berkeley.edu материалы по Robotech RPG /pub/palladium/contrib
ftp.io.com материалы по Robotech RPG /pub/usr/deitrich
ftp.csc.ncsu.edu Robotech FAQ /pub/eos_users/r/rkswamy/www/
robotech.FAQ.txt
quest.newl.com Всякая всячина /anime/robotech
7.3.3: ЧТО ТАКОЕ *.GZ?
Тип архива - GNU Zip (сокращенно "gzip"). Программу-архиватор можно взять
на:
UNIX: prep.ai.mit.edu /pub/gnu/gzip-1.2.4.tar
MS-DOS: prep.ai.mit.edu /pub/gnu/gzip-msdos-1.2.4.exe
VMS: ftp.uu.net /pub/archiving/zip/VMS/gzip124x.vax.exe
MAC: mac.archive.umich.edu /mac/util/compression/macgzip0.22.cpt.hqx
Впрочем, и обычный WinZip вполне с ним справляется.
7.4: СТРАНИЦЫ В ИНТЕРНЕТ
Поскольку английский вариант FAQа очень долго не обновлялся, все его
ссылки достаточно старые и в основном уже дохлые. Все необходимые ссылки
можно найти на моей страничке РОБОТЕК.
ВНИМАНИЕ! Поскольку чтение фанфиков предполагает некоторый уровень знания
английского языка (ибо переводить их на русский никто не будет), то эту
часть ФАКа я специально оставил без перевода. Кому надо, тот поймет. Для
тех, кто не знает. Фанфик - это фэнское творчество, самопальное
художественное произведение (как правило, литературное), созданное на
основе характеров и ситуаций, придуманных другими. 90% фанфиков - барахло и
графоманство. Из нижеприведеных я могу порекомендовать, пожалуй, только
PROTOCULTURE WARS by Aubry Thonon. Хотя это мое сугубое ИМХО.
SECTION VIII: FAN FICTION AND MAGAZINES
8.1: ROBOTECH: OBJECTIVE REFLEX POINT (ROLL CALL, ETC)
8.1.1: What is it?
8.1.2: Where can I get it?
8.2: ROBOTECH: THE MISFOLD
8.2.1: What is it?
8.2.2: Where can I get it?
8.3: ROBOTECH: THE LEGEND OF THE SKYBEAST
8.3.1: What is it?
8.3.2: Where can I get it?
8.4: ROBOTECH/RIFTS CROSSOVER
8.4.1: What is it?
8.4.2: Where can I get it?
8.6: (REVISED) NINJAS AND SUPERSPIES IN INVID INVASION
8.6.1: What is it?
8.6.2: Where can I get it?
8.7: HE FINALLY LIKED MINMAY...
8.7.1: What is it?
8.7.2: Where can I get it?
8.8: PROTOCULTURE WARS (CHILDREN... SERIES)
8.8.1: What is it?
8.8.2: Where can I get it?
8.9: PROTOCULTURE ADDICTS
8.9.1: What is it?
8.9.2: How do I subscribe?
8.10: MECHA PRESS
8.10.1: What is it?
8.10.2: How do I subscribe?
8.11: ROBOTECH: SWORDS
8.11.1: What is it?
8.11.2: Where can I get it?
8.1: ROBOTECH: OBJECTIVE REFLEX POINT (ROLL CALL, ETC)
8.1.1: WHAT IS IT?
_Objective Reflex Point_ is a trilogy of novels set during the latter days
of the Invid occupation of Earth; making it the contemporary of the "New
Generation" segment of the original TV series. Begun in 1986, this work was
penned by Peter Walker (pww@spacsun.rice.edu) and Anand Rao.
Book 1, _Roll Call_, follows a celebrated REF pilot, Michael Austin, who
survives the disastrous Mars Division attempt to reclaim Earth from the
Invid. Accompanied by another REF officer, Jeanette Ducasse, the pair find
themselves in Invid-dominated Europe. They are joined by Milo Swift and
Roger Pike, former Southern Cross regulars, Laurie Mason, a
nurse-turned-Alpha pilot with ties to the resistance, and Blake Hammond,
her half-Zentraedi brother-in- law, a son of a dead resistance leader. This
book sees their trek through Europe and the emergence of a new unity on the
continent to challenge the Invid.
Book 2, _A Soldier's Fortune_ sees the culmination of the European
military response to the Invid, followed by the departure of Michael's
resistance band from Europe for North America. Book 3, _Final Mission_
details the final days of the Invid occupation, the return of the
expeditionary fleet, and the conclusion of the war from the perspective of
the members of Michael's outfit.
In addition, there are glossaries for each of the books, including mecha
statistics (composed by the author and Pieter Thomassen), timelines, and
other details of interest from Peter Walker's version of the Robotech
universe. In addition, there is a Novella, _The Hunted_, which examines an
episode earlier in Michael Austin's life during his career as a pilot with
the expeditionary force.
Further works in the future include _Akhilleus' Anger_ and _No Destiny so
Cruel_, about Michael's father, Thomas Austin, a Valkyrie pilot in the RDF
during the reconstruction years; and a sequel trilogy set fifteen years
after the departure of the Regis.
8.1.2: WHERE CAN I GET IT?
If you would like to get a copy of the Robotech: Objective Reflex Point
series, the following stories are available for anonymous FTP at
ftp.std.com. You may also contact one of the authors (Peter Walker;
pww@spacsun.rice.edu) and he will be more than happy to mail you a copy, or
answer any questions you may have. The story consists of the following
files which are stored in the directory:
/archives/anime-fan/works/Robotech/Objective-Reflex-Point
robotech.orp.1.roll.call.gz (Book 1: Roll Call)
robotech.orp.2.soldiers.fortune.gz (Book 2: A Soldier's Fortune)
robotech.orp.3.final.mission.gz (Book 3: Final Mission)
robotech.orp.app.hunted.gz (Novella: The Hunted)
robotech.orp.glossary.1.rc.gz (Book 1 Glossaries)
robotech.orp.glossary.2.asf.gz (Book 2 Glossaries)
robotech.orp.glossary.3.fm.gz (Book 3 Glossaries)
robotech.orp.glossary.misc.gz (Miscellaneous glossaries)
ftp to ftp.std.com /archives/anime-fan/works/Robotech/Objective-Reflex-Point
Several of the works listed here are missing from the archive or are
incomplete; that is because they have not yet been made ready for
electronic publication. All new chapters will be posted to
rec.arts.anime.stories, alt.tv.robotech, and robotech@list.gatech.edu as
they are made ready, as well as being added to the archive.
8.2: ROBOTECH: THE MISFOLD
8.2.1: WHAT IS IT?
Robotech: The Misfold is a story started by Chris Meadows and added to by
about nine or ten other people. The concept behind this story is that
anybody may join in by writing about the adventures of a character or group
of characters, including the ones that have already been established (no
character "belongs" to any one person in this story). This writing is then
submitted to the editor (Chris), who makes the necessary adjustments for
all the submissions to fit together.
The story is essentially about an Ikazuchi starship from the Robotech
Expeditionary Force that accidentally misfolds into another dimension,
ending up in a present-day earth not unlike our own. There are currently
six complete parts, but work on a seventh has begun. It is possible the
story will go to at least part ten before it is complete.
Note: Authorial positions for Robotech: The Misfold are always open. Read
the story thus far and email Chris Meadows at cmeadows@nyx.cs.du.edu if
you'd like to join in.
8.2.2: WHERE CAN I GET IT?
Robotech: The Misfold is available via anonymous FTP to 130.215.24.1
/archives/anime-fan-works/Robotech/The-Misfold, the WPI anime fanfiction
archive.
The story so far is there as:
-rw-r--r-- 1 megazone 26521 Aug 23 14:16 robotech.misfold.1.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 megazone 25273 Aug 23 14:26 robotech.misfold.2.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 megazone 38410 Aug 24 16:44 robotech.misfold.3.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 megazone 45137 Aug 26 07:33 robotech.misfold.4.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 megazone 27010 Jul 29 1993 robotech.misfold.5.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 megazone 35307 Nov 14 1993 robotech.misfold.6.gz
ftp to ftp.std.com /archives/anime-fan-works/Robotech/The-Misfold
8.3: ROBOTECH: THE LEGEND OF THE SKYBEAST
8.3.1: WHAT IS IT?
The Legend of the Sky Beast is the first Robotech fanfic story Chris
Meadows ever wrote. He wrote it in high school, before he'd even heard of
the Internet. The story follows two archaeologist-adventurers to a site in
a fictitious South American country where they make a discovery that could
change the history of the world forever.
8.3.2: WHERE CAN I GET IT?
ftp.std.com /archives/anime-fan-works/Robotech
FTP 130.215.24.1 /anime: -rw-r--r-- 1 megazone 30954 Mar 7 1993
robotech.skybeast.gz
ftp to ftp.std.com/archives/anime-fan-works/Robotech/robotech.skybeast.gz
8.4: ROBOTECH/RIFTS CROSSOVER
8.4.1: WHAT IS IT?
The Robotech/RIFTS Crossover was the first fanfic story Chris Meadows
wrote when he found the Internet. It deals with a Robotech GMU and an Invid
Hive that are mysteriously rifted to the world of another Palladium game,
RIFTS.
8.4.2: WHERE CAN I GET IT?
ftp.std.com /archives/anime-fan-works/Robotech
FTP 130.215.24.1 /anime: -rw-r--r-- 1 megazone 148410 Sep 6 1992
robotech.rifts.gz
ftp to ftp.std.com/archives/anime-fan-works/Robotech/robotech.rifts.gz
8.5: UNDOCUMENTED FEATURES
8.5.1: WHAT IS IT?
Undocumented Features is a truly sprawling fanfiction universe, the
largest anime fanfiction universe online as far as is known. It is an
original universe that borrows characters and situations, and the
occasional plot device, from other popular works. There are some non-anime
aspects, but mostly it draws from anime for its content. Robotech, or the
shows that became Robotech, are a large part of the source material and it
has proven to be extremely popular with Robotech fans. If you want
something different, you might enjoy checking it out. Created by MegaZone,
Benjamin 'Gryphon' Hutchins, and Robert 'ReReob' Mandeville, later joined
by several others.
8.5.2: WHERE CAN I GET IT?
FTP to 130.215.24.1 /anime and get dp.uf.GUIDE.gz That is the guide file
which explains the story layout and lists the story files. You can grab
them all with 'mget dp.u*'
8.6: (REVISED) NINJAS AND SUPERSPIES IN INVID INVASION
8.6.1: WHAT IS IT?
A gaming supplement by Chris Meadows that crosses Palladium's Ninjas and
Superspies and the Invid Invasion.
8.6.2: WHERE CAN I GET IT?
ftp.std.com /archives/anime-fan-works/Robotech/RPG
FTP 130.215.24.1 /anime: -rw-r--r-- 1 megazone 15555 Aug 26 07:37
robotech.invid.ninjas.spies.gz
ftp to ftp.std.com /archives/anime-fan-works/Robotech/RPG
8.7: HE FINALLY LIKED MINMAY...
8.7.1: WHAT IS IT?
A delightfully twisted short story, best left to be read and not
described, by John Morrison.
8.7.2: WHERE CAN I GET IT?
ftp.std.com /archives/anime-fan-works/Robotech
FTP 130.215.24.1 /anime:
-rw-r--r-- 1 megazone 3163 Jul 13 1993 robotech.liked.minmei.gz
ftp to ftp.std.com/archives/anime-fan-works/Robotech/robotech.liked.minmei.gz
8.8: PROTOCULTURE WARS (CHILDREN... SERIES)
8.8.1: WHAT IS IT?
_Protoculture Wars_ is a trilogy of novels by Aubry Thonon spanning all
eras of the Robotech Universe. Although the first novel starts at roughly
the same time as the reconstruction of New Macross on Terra, the novels
allude to incidents taking place well before this. Begun in 1985, these
novels are constantly being revised and a new version of Book 1 should be
available by December 1994.
Book 1, _Children of the Light, Children of the Shadow_ follows the lives
of three Terrans (Hausthar Reneth, Michele Cequor and Victor) as they
discover that one's memories aren't always the last bastion of truth. It
also proposes a new version of the final battle above New Macross. Looming
in the background is the specter of one or more personnae manipulating the
lives of those involved. Book 2, _Children of Zor, Children of Haydon_
takes place roughly 500 years after the Invid Invasion, when a group of
Pretoxican Generation ships appear in the Fourth Quadrant, searching for a
renegade scientist called Haydon. Old friends and new faces take up arms to
try to stop the Pretoxicans from destroying what they perceive to be
illegal experiments by Haydon. Resolution of the Shaping issue and of the
manipulators in Book 1. < and thhpphht to McKinney and *his* version of the
Shaping >
Book 3, _Children of Lies, Children of Deceit_ is still in the project
stages and will chronicle the rise and fall of the 13th Armoured Veritech
Attack Corp "Cheetahs", a group made up of the dregs and rejects of the
RDF, REF and SCA. Spanning the era between the building of the SDF-3 and
the final assault on Reflex Point. Explains the references made in Book 2.
Book 4, _Children of Love, Children of Hate_ will be a series of short
stories detailing events throughout the Robotech Universe. No set cast. A
kind of "Chronicles" for the _Protoculture Wars_ Universe.
8.8.2: WHERE CAN I GET IT?
The first book, _Children of the Light, Children of the Shadow_ is
available for anonymous FTP from ftp.std.com. You may also contact the
author (ess6alt@edhopyr2.qed.qld.gov.au) who will be more than happy to
discuss the foibles of the book with you.
ftp.std.com /archives/anime-fan-works/Robotech/The-Protoculture-Wars
-rw-r--r-- 1 megazone 90765 Sep 12 1991 robotech.children.shadow.gz
ftp to ftp.std.com/archives/anime-fan-works/Robotech/The-Protoculture-Wars
Of the other works, Book 2 is currently being serialised on the Robotech
List as well as rec.arts.anime.stories and alt.tv.robotech, although the
author does not have read-access to that last newsgroup.
8.9: PROTOCULTURE ADDICTS
8.9.1: WHAT IS IT?
"Protoculture Addicts" was originally the official fanzine (a fan-written,
fan-produced magazine) for Robotech. However, when the original series
ended and the Sentinels sequel was shot down, the authors of Protoculture
Addicts quickly started to run out of material to write about. Then in
December of 1990 the producers decided to drop the official Robotech label
and widen the focus of the fanzine to cover ALL types of anime. In the
almost 4 years since then the magazine has done relatively well, and has
expanded from a cheaplydone fanzine into a quite respectable 8 1/2 x 11
(almost) magazine, with articles covering all the latest developments in
anime both in Japan and in America.
Protoculture Addicts is a 52-page (on average) bi-monthly magazine
published by Ianus Publications in Canada, and costs $4.95 per issue. As of
9/13/94 the latest issue to have been released is #29.
8.9.2: HOW DO I SUBSCRIBE?
Subscriptions to Protoculture Addicts are available at $25 for a 6 issue
(1 year) subscription. All non-Canadian customers must pay in US currency.
Canadians must add 7% for GST and overseas customers should add $15 for
shipping. Checks should be drawn to "Ianus Publications Inc" and sent to
the address below:
Ianus Publications, Inc. 5000 D'lberville Street, Suite #332 Montreal, Qc.
Canada, H2H 2S6
8.10: MECHA PRESS
8.10.1: WHAT IS IT?
"Mecha Press" is a magazine dedicated to covering mecha. In particular,
Mecha Press has articles on the original animations and stats for various
mecha designs, tips and tricks for building mecha models, and stats and
ideas for including mecha in various roleplaying games. Mecha Press was
originally an offshoot of Protoculture Addicts (see above) intended to
focus specifically on mecha-oriented anime. While gamers and mecha modelers
loved the magazine, anime fans had a lukewarm reaction to it, so the
producers decided to move the articles on mecha anime back to Protoculture
Addicts and mostly reserve Mecha Press for gaming- and modeling-related
articles.
Mecha Press is a 52-page (on average) bi-monthly magazine published by
Ianus Publications in Canada, and costs $5.95 per issue. As of 8/29/94 the
latest issue to have been released is #13, though #14 should be out any day
now. As a side note, many of the authors and editors for Mecha Press have
been known to participate in discussions on the newsgroup rec.games.mecha.
If you are interested in the magazine and want more information, you can
usually get in touch with them by posting a message to that newsgroup.
8.10.2: HOW DO I SUBSCRIBE?
Subscriptions to Mecha Press are available at $36 for a 6 issue (1 year)
subscription. All non-Canadian customers must pay in US currency. Canadians
must add 7% for GST and overseas customers should add $15 for shipping.
Checks should be drawn to "Ianus Publications Inc" and sent to the address
below: Ianus Publications, Inc. 5000 D'lberville Street, Suite #332
Montreal, Qc. Canada, H2H 2S6
8.11: ROBOTECH: SWORDS
8.11.1: WHAT IS IT?
A short story written in a post-Second Robotech War setting. Two pilots,
Terran and Tyrolian, survive in the aftermath of the . Both are lost in a
dying world, but each must carry out orders given by dead leaders. It is a
glimpse into the life and death struggles of war and survival told by
Daniel Bille
8.11.2: WHERE CAN I GET IT?
If you would like a copy of Robotech: Swords, or one of his growing number
of fiction peices, you can either email Dan (bille@nag.cs.colorado.edu) or
you can anonymously ftp it from ftp.std.com under:
ftp.std.com /archives/anime-fan/works/Robotech/robotech.swords.gz
SECTION IX: РАЗНОЕ
9.1: Что еще можно почитать о РОБОТЕКе?
9.2: ROBOCON 10, конференция, посвященная 10-летнему юбилею РОБОТЕКа
9.1: ЧТО ЕЩЕ МОЖНО ПОЧИТАТЬ О РОБОТЕКЕ?
Вот что:
Robotech Art I, by Kay Reynolds and Ardith Carlton.
Издательство Starblaze Editions/Donning Books.
Дата выхода из печати: апрель 1986.
ISBN: 0-89865-412-2
Robotech Art II, by Kay Reynolds.
Издательство Starblaze Editions/Donning Books.
Дата выхода из печати: сентябрь 1987.
ISBN: 0-89865-417-3
Robotech Art III, by Carl Macek.
Издательство Starblaze Editions/Donning Books.
Дата выхода из печати: июль 1988.
ISBN: 0-89865-525-7
"A Fly's View of the Tangled Web", by Peter Walker (pww@spacsun.rice.edu).
Подробное описание кинофильма "РОБОТЕК", сделанное одним из
самых известных в мире фэнов, Питером Волкером, вкупе с его
впечатлениями о сабже. Хотите почитать - пишите Пете или лезьте на
ftp.std.com
"A Collection of Comments, Corrections, Emmendations, and Extensions to the
Palladium Robotech Role-Playing Game", by Peter Walker (pww@spacsun.rice.edu).
Тоже Петино творчество. Обзор ошибок и неточностей в игровом
РПГ-модуле "РОБОТЕК" от небезысвестного Палладиума. Достать можно
там же, где и предыдущий манускрипт.
9.2: ROBOCON 10, конференция, посвященная 10-летнему юбилею РОБОТЕКа
ROBOCON 10 Проходила с 6 по 8 октября в GRAND HOTEL - ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA
Присутствовали как множество фэнов, так и создатели сериала - разумеется,
американской его составляющей, а не исходных японских "Макросса", "Южного
креста" и "Моспеады". Был и сам злой гений, Масик, и артисты, озвучивавшие
героев (кстати, в соответствующих костюмах - видели бы вы этог толстого
отъевшегося "Рика"), композитор и т. д. и т. п.